Reuters Handbook of Journalism
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Table of Contents Reuters Handbook of Journalism....................................................................................................1 Standards and Values.......................................................................................................................2 Accuracy..................................................................................................................................3 Independence..........................................................................................................................7 Freedom from bias.................................................................................................................11 Integrity..................................................................................................................................17 Guide to Operations........................................................................................................................23 Text........................................................................................................................................24 Reporting and Writing Basics.................................................................................................25 The Drill for Breaking News...................................................................................................32 Other Common Story Forms..................................................................................................37 The Desk................................................................................................................................58 Corrections, Refiles, Kills, Repeats and Embargoes.............................................................64 Cracking the codes................................................................................................................76 News Presentation.................................................................................................................80 Photos....................................................................................................................................91 A Brief Guide to Standards, Photoshop and Captions...........................................................92 Video......................................................................................................................................99 A Brief Guide to the Standards and Values of Reuters Video News...................................100 Domestic Service Guides.....................................................................................................104 Italian Service......................................................................................................................105 The Reuters General Style Guide.................................................................................................107 A...........................................................................................................................................108 B...........................................................................................................................................134 C..........................................................................................................................................154 D..........................................................................................................................................187 E...........................................................................................................................................204 F...........................................................................................................................................217 G..........................................................................................................................................232 H..........................................................................................................................................246 I............................................................................................................................................259 J...........................................................................................................................................274 K...........................................................................................................................................280 L...........................................................................................................................................285 M..........................................................................................................................................299 N..........................................................................................................................................325 O..........................................................................................................................................335 P...........................................................................................................................................343 Q..........................................................................................................................................370 R..........................................................................................................................................373 S...........................................................................................................................................391 T...........................................................................................................................................415 U..........................................................................................................................................429 V...........................................................................................................................................436 W..........................................................................................................................................440 i Table of Contents The Reuters General Style Guide XYZ......................................................................................................................................451 Sports Style Guide.........................................................................................................................453 A-Z guide to Reuters sports style.........................................................................................454 Cricket..................................................................................................................................464 Golf......................................................................................................................................467 Motor Racing........................................................................................................................470 Soccer..................................................................................................................................473 Tennis..................................................................................................................................480 Winter Sports.......................................................................................................................482 Specialised Guidance....................................................................................................................485 The Essentials of Reuters sourcing.....................................................................................486 Personal investments by Reuters journalists.......................................................................498 Legal dangers and legal support..........................................................................................501 Reporting from the internet..................................................................................................516 Reporting about people........................................................................................................518 Dealing with stringers...........................................................................................................522 Dealing with threats, dangerous situations and incidents involving Reuters or its staff.......524 Dealing with complaints.......................................................................................................529 Attention Editor items and Hoaxes.......................................................................................532 ii Reuters Handbook of Journalism Everything we do as Reuters journalists has to be independent, free from bias and executed with the utmost integrity. These are our core values and stem from the Reuters Trust Principles. As a real-time, competitive news service whose reputation rests on reliability, we also value accuracy, speed and exclusivity. The way in which we, as Reuters employees, live these values is governed by the Reuters Code of Conduct. That code, with a few notable exceptions that apply specifically to journalists, governs the behaviour of all Reuters employees and is essential reading. As journalists, however, we have additional responsibilities if we are to fulfil the highest aspirations of our profession - to search for and report the truth, fairly, honestly and unfailingly. This handbook is not intended